Struck against stationary object
WHILE FABRICATING 8""X1"" RUBBER WIPER FOR BLET EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS WITH ADJUSTABLE WRENCH. WRENCH SLIPPED AND HAND HIT NEW THREADED ROD WITH 1ST KNUCKLE OF LEFT HAND. KNUCLE CUT REQ UIRING 4 STITCHES.
Ringwood QuarryMetal/Nonmetal
Tilcon New York Inc · Surface
Controlled by CRH PLC
Wharton, Passaic County, NJ · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2800757
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2000
- Latest incident
- Apr 2000
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2000 · 2 incidents
Struck by flying object
STANDING ON PLATFORM OF PRIMARY CRUSHER EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING ROCKS INTO JAW CRUSHER TO CLEAR JAM. WHEN CRUSHER BECAME UNBLOCKED A PIECE OF STEEL FLEW OUT OF RUNNING AND PIERCED HIS RIGHT CHEE K.